A Juvenile Probation Officer (JPO) is assigned after a juvenile is placed on probation. The JPO will supervise the child to determine whether the child is complying with the court-ordered special conditions of probation. The court may also order the parent of guardians to report any violations of the court order by the child to the JPO and the court.
If the court finds the violation of probation did occur, the court may revoke probation and impose an alternative sentence, such as placement in a residential facility run by the Department of Juvenile Justice or any other sentence that could have originally been imposed. And if the child commits a new offense or fails to complete timely the special conditions ordered by the court, the JPO will file a Violation of Probation Petition.